@DanG: I have no intention to grow a field of Salvia in the open air here (it would be burned by the sun, in any case). But the humidity is high here, so I think that's good for Salvias, and I have a nice kitchen with white walls (and hence relatively bright diffuse sunlight without direct sun). It will also not get too hot inside, so I suspect that Salvia should be fine. (I also want to grow B. caapi here, and looking for plant material, but that's another story...)

Zaka wrote:Irie,So does anyone here have the ability to make some cuttings in agar plastic test tubes????Z

Try contacting s_henk (at) hotmail (dot) com. I don't know if he still runs his website but i got mine from him. All 5 survived without rot.

mindbody wrote:@DanG: I have no intention to grow a field of Salvia in the open air here (it would be burned by the sun, in any case). But the humidity is high here, so I think that's good for Salvias, and I have a nice kitchen with white walls (and hence relatively bright diffuse sunlight without direct sun). It will also not get too hot inside, so I suspect that Salvia should be fine. (I also want to grow B. caapi here, and looking for plant material, but that's another story...)

Ditto except for the nice kitchen lol. I know how you feel, i've felt the same way.Our temperature is 80'F-90'F all year. It's supposed to be cold in december right? Our lowest temps during nights is 75F.. imagine that! Our humidity is high as well. Salvia just doesn't do well in a climate like ours.This is just my experience, maybe i'm a lone wolf here. Try your luck if you want Good luck on your journey

If you have fruit seedlings or viable seeds, i can trade those for caapi cuttings(cielo).

mindbody wrote:Well, obtaining fruit seeds is not a big deal in SE Asia, but is there anything in Thailand that is not in the Philippines?

I also have viable seeds of Acacia confusa, which I can share.

Any chance of getting red or black caapi instead of cielo?

Did s_henk (at) hotmail (dot) com ship Salvia cuttings to you?

Acacia Confusa is native here. I also have maidenni and simplex in my collection. I only have the cielo strain. Go to botanical spirit. They have all the caapi you need.I'm looking for other exotic fruits or food crops to expand my collection.But I guess you are right, we do have the same type of fruits lol.

I bought from henk early January this year. You can try getting one from him but his website has been closed for several months now.

By the way, did you get a chance to try it in ayahuasca? It's more than effective. (It is also effective without additional MAOI in sufficiently large doses, in my experience, and I've always been looking for other people willing to confirm this observation, or to offer a scientific explanation for it.) There is also gossip on the Internet about the root bark of A. confusa being smoked by the natives in some parts of the Philippines (no idea if there is any reason at all to take it seriously).

DanG wrote:But I guess you are right, we do have the same type of fruits lol.

By the way, did you get a chance to try it in ayahuasca? It's more than effective. (It is also effective without additional MAOI in sufficiently large doses, in my experience, and I've always been looking for other people willing to confirm this observation, or to offer a scientific explanation for it.) There is also gossip on the Internet about the root bark of A. confusa being smoked by the natives in some parts of the Philippines (no idea if there is any reason at all to take it seriously).

Try contacting s_henk (at) hotmail (dot) com. I don't know if he still runs his website but i got mine from him. All 5 survived without rot.

Does he trade???I've spent too much money trying to get this plant!!!I am willing to trade!!! Got E.Novo fresh berries & Caapi....but cash is limited!!!I thinking a whole bed of sally rather than an entire field!!!Respect,Z

It's very pungent (maybe a little similar to jackfruit, but more pungent, juicy and not sticky). The tree is a small thorny shade-loving palm native to Indonesia. Perhaps the most amazing part is the scaly husk of the fruits, which looks more similar to snake skin than to anything in the plant kingdom. I've saved a few seeds...

Thanks for the link. I just don't think we have any history of shamanic uses. We have faith healers and "psychic fortune tellers" with a mix of feng shui... but no shamans. Maybe we had but we lost it due to being colonized for over 3 centuries.

As for the fruit. Good enough for me! Let me research on it and see if we have that over here. If we don't then i'd like to buy some or do a trade. Whatever rocks your boat I just want more edible plants man!!!

I really have no idea if our ancestors knew about Acacia. Then again, i'm a city boy so i know nothing

Oh, that cannonball tree looks familiar. I've seen that in ebay. There's a seller from Hawaii who offers them. I've read that the fruit are not very tasty so i didn't buy em. But you are right, that's a BEAUTIFUL tree! They have medicinal properties though.